The new DVD releases include Hostel: Part II, Meet the Robinsons and Mr. Brooks. In addition, we'll take a sneak peek at next week's movies on video/DVD.
October 23, 2007 - New Video and DVD Releases:
Hostel: Part II DVD
Length: 93
minutes
MPAA Rating: R for sadistic scenes of torture and bloody violence, terror, nudity, sexual content, language and some drug content (An unrated version is also available on DVD.)
In the horror film Hostel (2005), three young men bumming around Europe wander into a hostel in Bratislava, Slovakia, and find they've stumbled into a bizarre business where clients pay to torture and kill people. In Hostel: Part II, three young women (Lauren German, Heather Matarazzo and Bijou Phillips) are touring Eastern Europe and end up in that same hostel. This time around, the inner workings of the business are revealed, and it's conducted by way of auction. Among the high bidders are two wealthy American businessmen.
- Widescreen
- Also Available on Blu-ray Disc
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
Tagline: "If you think your family's different, wait 'til you meet the family of the future."
Length: 102 minutesMPAA Rating: G
This is an animated comedy loosely based on William Joyce's children's book A Day With Wilbur Robinson. In the movie, Lewis is a 12-year-old orphan who invents a device that displays memories on a screen. But a villain called Bowler Hat Guy steals the device. Then 13-year-old Wilbur Robinson appears and takes Lewis into the near future. There Wilbur and Lewis must stop Bowler Hat Guy from using the device for nefarious purposes. Also, Lewis meets the eccentric Robinson family and learns some life lessons. Selected DVD Special Features:
- Widescreen
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
Mr. Brooks
DVD
Length: 120
minutes
MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence, some graphic sexual content, nudity and language
Kevin Costner stars as the title character in this suspense thriller. Earl Brooks is a respected businessman in Portland, Oregon, and he has managed to keep it secret that he is a serial killer. Most of the time Brooks lives a seemingly normal life, but every so often an alter ego he calls Marshall emerges and eggs him on to commit a murder. Marshall exists only in Brooks's mind, but the movie gives him corporeal form, and he is played by William Hurt. The homicide detective trying to solve the case is portrayed by Demi Moore.
- Widescreen
Formats Available: The above information on special features refers to the DVD. Check for availability on VHS.
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